Here is a blog about contemporary art on and off the continent of Africa. To push forward the concept of African cultural development I have created this blog but more importantly than that it's a place where we can blow-off steam and discuss the impossible task of defining a continent.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Eria Sane Nsubuga | Uganda

The Source: The Weekly Observerhttp://www.ugandaobserver.com/new/ent/ent2007020112.php

A Piece of ‘Sane’ Art

For a young artist in Uganda, Eria Sane Nsubuga is doing well. Recently, the 28-year-old held his fourth solo exhibition sponsored by Alliance Française and held at their premises in Kamwokya.

Nsubuga does paintings, sculptures and illustration print-making in books or magazines. The exhibition attracted an enthusiastic crowd that included French Ambassador Jeremy Garrancher who bought himself a bicycle made of brass.

The jovial Nsubuga began commercial art in 1999 at the age of 20. Nsubuga's work isn't the abstract art that is hard to understand.

He says he's inspired by nature and human activity and most of his paintings and sculptures are of flora and fauna.

Gospel music is also part of his inspiration as he reiterates his strong attachment to church work among the youth in Entebbe where he lives. Knowing this, it isn't surprising that he plans to release a gospel music album this year.

"I have been learning the guitar and I am mastering it now. It's for this reason that I want to sing too," he laughs.

Classical music, Bebe and Cece Winans keep him company late into the night in his workroom at home as he thinks up new ideas and draws.

Presently, Nsubuga has two European art collectors who buy his pieces and re-sell them. Also, he has made himself a website www.saneart.com and www.africapainters.com on which his pieces can be seen and ordered for.

30 comments:

This guy has some pretty awesome sculptures. I happen to think glass is pretty cool to look at just generally, but the color choice and placement and the exquisite cuts... This is quite the great blog bringing artists like this to wider attention.

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This work flows like water and is equally as solid as the earth. There is great tension in the paintings. No doubt you have a relationship with the Light. Keep on creating. I would love to utilize some of your images with my poetry.

howdyi need some advice. i am currently working in a art gallery in south africa. what i need to know is how u went about marketing your products as we have six black south african painters in our gallery BUT ALAS we are struggling to make sales with their paintings[very good ones] if u have some advise please reply

Sorry to be away for so long. This blog has been hacked into and I am no longer able to access the site. I've been busy finding new and exciting artists around the globe and the blog has now moved and changed to

African Artists | www.africanartists.blogspot.com -

if you are interested in reading and seeing more contemporary African art just pop by.